Women’s Stories

I am Felonis. I became involved with Women’s Bean Project in June 2018. At the beginning of my time at Women’s Bean Project, I was at a turning point in my life. I am a recovering addict, and I have made a lot of bad decisions due to drugs. These decisions have affected my life and relationships. Due to being in difficult relationships and overcoming domestic violence, I have suffered from low self-esteem, traumatic stress, and have had a lot of emotional issues. I’ve learned through the classes here not [read more]

My name is Keri. I am a mother of two amazing kids – 19 and 16 years old. I’ve struggled with addiction since I was a teenager, and addiction runs in my family. After my kids were born, my father introduced me to a twelve-step [read more]

Hello, I am Linda. I first became involved with the Women’s Bean Project in August 2018. I owned my own barbershop for the last 25 years until I got lost in debt. I also got lost in drugs and got in some trouble. I am [read more]

I’m Renee, a recovering woman with low self-esteem. I became involved with the Women’s Bean Project in 2018. At that time, I was in the Miracle’s program for alcohol addiction and a friend told me about Women’s Bean Project, saying it was right up my [read more]

I am Stephanie, and I’m a recovering addict. I started at the Bean in September 2018. I heard about Women’s Bean Project when I was in prison and thought it would be a good opportunity to transition into my new life. I am also at [read more]

Hello, I am Chelsea and I was born and raised in Denver. At twelve years old, I had my first sip of alcohol, and my life hasn’t been the same since. I turned to alcohol because I didn’t know how to handle all the pain from trauma I experienced earlier in my life. It was my way of self-medicating for the many issues that stemmed from the trauma. Alcohol turned into pills, pills turned into meth, and meth eventually turned into heroin. I had a turning point when I started [read more]

Hello, my name is Barbara. I am the oldest of four siblings, born and raised in Denver in a very abusive home. My father is an alcoholic and my mother was addicted to speed. Their marriage ended in divorce when I was 12. I was [read more]